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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What doe Mattie use to make a pillow fro Grandfather?
2. What is wrong with Mattie?
3. Why has Mrs. Ogilvie been lonely?
4. Who is Mrs. Flagg?
5. How did Polly die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Grandfather find when he returned home to the coffeehouse?
2. What does Grandfather want Mattie to do with the money he gives her?
3. What does Nathaniel Benson send Mattie?
4. How many people have been predicted to die?
5. What scares Mattie more than anything at the end of Chapter 12?
6. How does the author use foreshadowing to tell the reader that Colette may be ill?
7. Why does the church bell ring twenty-one times?
8. The business at the coffeehouse has improved due to the fever therefore the Cook family has some extra money. Each member of the family has a different idea of what should be done with the money. What are their ideas?
9. Grandfather feels that Nathaniel Benson must do something before he will ever be able to amount to anything. What is it that he feels he should do?
10. How does Jeannine insult Mattie and her mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The coffee shop is an important setting in the novel. Discuss the significance of this setting focusing on its impact on plot and character development. Then discuss how the story would be different if the story were set elsewhere. Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Eliza and Mrs. Cook. In your essay:
1) Describe Eliza (focus on her physical appearance as well as her personality).
2) Describe Mrs. Cook focus on her physical appearance as well as her personality).
3) Analyze their similarities and differences.
Use specific examples from the text to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
In FEVER, 1793, a few minor characters have a major impact on the story line. Select one of the following minor characters to analyze: Mrs. Cook, Joseph, Nathaniel Benson, Nell, Mother Smith. Discuss:
1) The personality (character traits) of this character.
2) The relationship between this minor character and the major characters in the story.
3) The impact of this character on the story line--How does s/he influence the overall story line? How would the story be different if this character was removed?
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